Nearpod is an engaging tool that allows teachers to turn lessons into interactive powerpoints that students work through during class at a pace that is controlled by the teacher or on their own through the "homework" mode. Using this product includes many benefits including:
Easily turning powerpoints into interactive & engaging lessons
Collecting and sharing student responses in real time for modeling and formative feedback opportunities
The ability to create multiple question types (multiple choice, extended response, text annotation through drawing)
Automatically generated data at the close of each lesson
The ability to embed videos, links to websites, and other digital resources
Accessibility through an android and apple products as well as any device with a web browser.
Resources:
Complete the following sample Nearpod to familiarize yourself with the process and product!
After reviewing the above resources individually, choose one of your group member's assessments to adapt using this platform. When considering which to adapt. think about the goals of the activity (what are the students learning, what skill/idea are you assessing, what will you do with the data from this activity once it is collected) and try to choose the one that best aligns with this particular tools. When you are done creating the lesson, post a link to it on the "further application" page & complete the formative assessmentbelow.
Description of Tool
Nearpod is an engaging tool that allows teachers to turn lessons into interactive powerpoints that students work through during class at a pace that is controlled by the teacher or on their own through the "homework" mode. Using this product includes many benefits including:
Easily turning powerpoints into interactive & engaging lessons
Collecting and sharing student responses in real time for modeling and formative feedback opportunities
The ability to create multiple question types (multiple choice, extended response, text annotation through drawing)
Automatically generated data at the close of each lesson
The ability to embed videos, links to websites, and other digital resources
Accessibility through an android and apple products as well as any device with a web browser.
Resources:
Complete the following sample Nearpod to familiarize yourself with the process and product!
Enter the PIN: PNCAJ to get started.
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Guides to Getting Started with Nearpod for a library of resources for creating, downloading, and engaging and assessing with nearpod.
Group Work:
After reviewing the above resources individually, choose one of your group member's assessments to adapt using this platform. When considering which to adapt. think about the goals of the activity (what are the students learning, what skill/idea are you assessing, what will you do with the data from this activity once it is collected) and try to choose the one that best aligns with this particular tools. When you are done creating the lesson, post a link to it on the "further application" page & complete the formative assessment below.
Formative Assessment Feedback: